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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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